INVESTMENTS IN of employees, 67,465 are based in Brazil and 6,775 in units abroad
WORKFORCE INCREASES 52.1% IN FIVE YEARS
At the end of 2008, the workforce of the Petrobras System consisted of 74,240 employees, 260,474 outsourcees from service companies and 1,213 interns. The number of employees increased 7.7% from 2007.
When compared with the figures of five years ago, the percentage increase is 52.1%, which reflects the growth of the company in recent years. Of the total number of employees, 67,465 are allocated in Brazil and 6,775 in units abroad.
The large majority of the employees of the Petrobras System (73,875) have a contract for an undetermined time. There are also 321 with a fixed-time contract and 44 with a special contract (no defined term, but linked to a director’s mandate or term of office).
In 2008, 6,351 employees were hired in Brazil. With highest turnover rates in Brazil, of which the percentage in 2008 was 5.71%, were distributed as follows: by gender, among men (4.6%); by age, among people under 25 years old (1.8%); and, by region, in the Southeast (4.01%). In the Petrobras System, including its units abroad, the total rate was 6.15%.
| PERSONNEL IN THE INTERNATIONAL AREA | |
|---|---|
| COUNTRY | Total |
| Angola | 41 |
| Argentina | 4.812 |
| Bolivia | 456 |
| Chile | 4 |
| Colombia | 319 |
| USA | 251 |
| Japan | 210 |
| Libya | 19 |
| Mexico | 25 |
| Nigeria | 36 |
| Paraguay | 226 |
| Turkey | 11 |
| Uruguay | 274 |
| Venezuela | 91 |
| Total | 6.775 |
| PERSONNEL IN BRAZIL | |
|---|---|
| WORK SYSTEM | Total |
| Shift | 14.573 |
| Administrative | 40.588 |
| On call | 4.924 |
| Offshore | 2.859 |
| Especial Field Special | 475 |
| Special Air Support | 39 |
| Operational | 3.966 |
| Technical | 41 |
| Total | 67.465 |